this is sheldon talking to amy who eats played by my i am bialik. >> sheldon, this is silly. i'm not missing another prom. i'm going upstairs now. goodbye. >> i really did think you looked pretty. >> you did? es. so much so that i started to panic. >> well, you can relax. just because you think i look pretty, it doesn't mean we have to spend the night together. >> were you hoping we would because it's prom? >> i'm always hoping. but tonight i just wanted to have a nice time with you. maybe dance with someone who has arms. (laughter) >> thank you for understanding. of course, i understand. sheldon... there is something else i have been wanting to say, but before i do, i just -- i want you to know that you don't have to say it back. i know you're not ready and i don't want you to say it just because social conventions dictate -- >> i love you, too. (audience reacts) (applause) >> you said it. there's no denying i have feelings for you that can't be explained in any other way. i briefly considered that i had a brain parasite. (laughter) but that seems even more farfetched. (laug